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Application filed flctooel' 19, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known tha; l, Ronvnmn D. DnsnLLn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Einohomisln in the county of Snohomish and State ofWashington, have invented certain new and useful. lniprovements inGates, of which the following is a specification reference being had tothe accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to gates and has for its primary object toprovide an improved gate structure in which is embodied new and novelmeans for mounting and supporting the gate operating mechanism.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the abovecharacter which is comparatively simple and inexpensive in itsconstii'uctiom strong, durable and efficient in practical use and whichprovides means whereby the gate operating mechanism 1s mounted andprotected against liability of derangement.

A still further object is to provide a gate of very strong and durableconstruction having a latch bar pivoted thereon, and novel means carriedby the gate and operated at a distance therefrom for releasing saidlatch bar to swing the gate to its open or closed position.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of partshereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in. theaccompany ing drawings, in which I have shown a perspective view of agate and operat ng means therefor embodying the present invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 5 indicates the hinge postand 6 the latch post of the gate. lhese posts are arranged at oppositesides of the roadway and the swinging is hingedly mounted in he eyes 7secured to the hinge post.

The gate proper is formed from a single length of metal tubing ofsubstant1ally Z- shaped form as indicated at 8. film vertical. parallelend portions 8 of this length of tubing form the opposite ends of thegate, the diagonal intermediate connecting portion 8 extending betweenthe lower hinged end of the gate and the upper outer end thereof. Uponthe vertical hinged end portion of the gate a ring or collar 9 issecured which engages the lower hinge eye 7 and prevents tie gate frommoving therethrough. The hinged end of the gate is Specification ofLetters Patent.

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Patented Nov. 19, 1e12,,

Serial no. 587,897,

extended above the post 5 as clearly shown in the figure and hasarranged upon its upper end a bearing 10 in which is mounted thediagonally extending tube 11. The lower end of this tube is secured tothe extremity of the gate member 8 at the lower end of the outervertical portion 8' thereof. ltt is also rigidly secured. to thediagonally extending portion 8 as shown at 12 and adjacent to this pointto its lower end the tube 11 is formed into a flat rectangular metal bar11.

A longitudinally extending latch bar 13 is pivoted to the diagonallyextending portion 8 of the gate structure and at its free end is movablydisposed in a guide 1% se cured to the outer vertical end portion of thegate.

A latch device is secured to the face of the gate post 6 and is shown indetail in the This latch device comprises a base H having a guide block16 secured thereto at its lower edge or integrally formed with the sameas may be desired. The upper edge of this block is convex as shown andprovided with a. central recess 1?. A keeper bar 18 is pivoted at oneend upon each end of the base plate 15 and has its free end normallydisposed in contact with the convex edge of the block 16, adjacent tothe central recess 17.

As the gate is moved, to its closed position, the free end of the latchbar 13 strikes upon the convex edge of the block 16 and elevates thefirst of the keepers beneath which it passes into the recesses 1.7. Inthe event that the latch bar should fail to fall into this recess andmove beyond the same, it will strike the oppositely inclined keeper barand be thrown back into said recess thus locking the between the posts.A short post or standard 19 is arranged adjacent to the hinged end ofthe gate at each side thereof and has arranged thereon a latch 20 ofsimilar construction with the exception that this latch has but a singleone of the pivoted keeper bars 1.8 It will thus be obvious that the gatewhen swung to either side of the gate post may also be locked in itsopen position Novel means are provided for actuating the latch bar torelease the same and open the gate. To this end the tube 11 is extendedbeyond the bearing 10 and has formed upon its end. the spaced arms 21.On the end of each of these arms a lever 22 is contrally pivoted. Theends of each of the leplate 15 vers are formed with eyes and toitheadjacent ends the flexible connections 23 are secured whereby saidlevers are connected to a wire or rod 24 which extends through thetubular portion of the member 11 and is pivotally connected to the latchbar 13 as cleariy shown in the figure. To the other ends of the levers22 the operating cords 25 are connected, said cords passing over thepulleys 26 arranged on the upper end of the posts 27.

In the operation of my improved gate, whenthe driver of the vehicle orhorseman approaches tne gate, he pulls upon the end of the operatingcord 25, thereby moving the pivoted lever 22 connected to the endthereof in alinement with the cord and drawing the connecting wire orrod 24 longitudinally through the tube 11. This movement of theconnecting wire elevates the free end of the latch bar 13 in the guide14 and lifts the same above the pivoted keeper bars 18. The continuedpull upon the operating wire moves the upper end of the tube 11 towardthe operator, moving the gate proper from between the posts 5 and 6 toits open position. VJ hen the inertia is sufiicient to swing the gate,the strain upon the operating cord or wire 25 is released whereupon thelatch bar 13 drops to the lower end of the guide 14 into position toengage with the latch member arranged upon the post 6 or one of theposts 19.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have devised a comparativelysimple and positively acting gate operating mechanism whereby the gatemay be easily and quickly swung to its open position from either sidethereof without dismounting from the vehicle or horse. The constructionof the gate itself is very strong and durable and the latch operatingmechanism of such simplicity that the cost of repairs is reduced to aminimum.

While I have above described a specific form of latch device, the sameconstitutes no part of the present invention which resides solely in thegate construction and operating means therefor, my improved gate beingcapable of use in connection with any well lrnown form of latch device.

The ends of the Z-shaped tube comprising the gate frame are preferablyconnected by means of a plurality of wires 30 to prevent live stock fromattempting to pass beneath or over the diagonal intermediate portion 8of the gate frame.

While I have shown and described the preferred construction of myimproved gate and operating mechanism, it will be obvious that the samemay be very greatly modified in the form, proportion and details ofconstruction of the various parts without departing from the essentialfeature or sacrificing any of the advantages involved in the invention.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is The combinationwith a gate supported at one end for swinging movement and latch devicesfor locking the gate in its closed position, of a latch bar pivotallymounted upon the gate for engagement with said latch devices, adiagonally di posed bar fixed to the lower free end of the gate and tothe upper hinged end thereof, said diagonal bar having a tubular portionopen at both ends, the upper end of said tube extending beyond thehinged end of the gate, and the lower end of the tube terminating at apoint inter mediate of the ends of the gate, a cable connected to thelatch bar and extending through said tube, oppositely extending armssecured to the upper end of the tube, levers fulcrumed intermediate oftheir ends upon said arms, connections between one of the ends of thelevers and said cable, and means connected to the other ends of saidlevers to disengage the latch bar from the latch devices and to swingthe gate to its open position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

ROUVILLE D. DESELLE.

Witnesses:

A. G. WILLIs, VIM. Hooems.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of ?atents, Washington, D. G.

